Modi is scheduled to address two election rallies at Maoist-hit Sasaram and Gaya on Thursday.

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8.00 pm: BJP stepped up its attack on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of dumping issues half-way and running away from answering questions, and said it did not need his advise on the kind of language to be used.

Charging Kejriwal with indulging in “hypocrisy” and “politics of convenience”, it also said such a trend was worrying for the nation.

5.50 pm: Vishwa Hindu Parishad office bearers in the city alleged that BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit Maneka Gandhi has misbehaved with a priest of a local temple and demanded an apology from her.